Premises liability: Build on your theme right through closing argument

Let defendant’s violation of community safety rules be your theme

From Issue: 2018 March

Pre-litigation investigation strategies in single-plaintiff employment cases

Investigating your employment case after you retain the client but before filing a lawsuit will help ensure you avoid common litigation pitfalls and maximize case value

Joshua Cohen Slatkin

From Issue: 2023 March

Persuasion science for trial lawyers

“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” — Scientist and astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson

John P. Blumberg

From Issue: 2023 June

Opening statements

What everybody does wrong

Mark Mooney

From Issue: 2019 July

Opening statement and the invisible injury

Getting the jury to see invisible injuries, including pain, depends on the emotional congruence with which you present them

John F. Denove

From Issue: 2019 January

Navigating the court during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Mosk courthouse may be open, but you may not want to come here

Mary Ann Murphy

From Issue: 2020 July

Premises liability trials – lay witnesses

When a percipient witness is available to be the eyes of the jury it can make all the difference in plaintiff’s case

Tal Rubin

From Issue: 2018 March

Plan of attack when the defense denies liability on a clear-liability case

How to turn the tide and make them regret their strategy of deny and delay

Daniel DeSantis

From Issue: 2019 April

Pandemic communication

A round table discussion with stage actors on the challenges in communicating with jurors during a trial in the live COVID courtroom

Katherine James
Alan Blumenfeld
Andrew Caple-Shaw
Kimberly White

From Issue: 2021 January

Opening statements

What works and what doesn’t

Tamara Freeze

From Issue: 2021 January

Notes to a young trial lawyer

Practical strategies for aspiring trial lawyers to maximize their potential trial opportunities

Jenna Edzant

From Issue: 2025 March

Navigating PI cases in the Los Angeles Superior Court

Each of the five PI Hub courts have an inventory of over 9,000 cases

Stephanie Bowick
Daniel M. Crowley

From Issue: 2021 July